California State Lands Commission

Sam Blakesley
Sam Blakesley, a master’s candidate pursuing international environmental policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, will graduate in May 2019 with a focus in ocean and coastal r

Abby Newman: Community Roundtable Facilitation 101
Dear Fellow,

Jaimie Huynh: Environmental PoliSea
This isn’t going to be about ocean policy – it’s going to be about environmental justice policy.

Esther Essoudry: Understanding the GISt of Sea-Level Rise
The Changing Coast

Patrick Mulcahy: Connecting on Climate Change Communication
Sad polar bears and Al Gore. For many environmental scientists, those are some of the first things we think of when we try to take on climate change communication. I was no different.

Nicole Russell: Studying Sea-level Rise Along the California Coast
As a Ph.D. student, I studied the City of Santa Barbara’s vulnerability to sea-level rise (SLR).

Marine Policy Fellowship Baits Environmental Lawyer
The fellowship gives new attorneys the opportunity to explore whether they would like to pursue a policy-based position or an attorney position in the future.

Ear to the Waves: Assessing Acoustic Energy Impacts
While collecting and analyzing field data for a number of years, I became interested in how science was being used to shape policy and management decisions to protect marine and coastal ecosystems,